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くぃー【声】 : kwii | define meaning

kwii

Pronunciation: [kʷiː]

Definition

Noun

Voice
News (of someone); word (of someone); something said (of someone)
1. くぃーちちゅん【声聞ちゅん】
  kwii chichun
  "To hear (about somebody)", "To hear word (of someone)", "To catch wind (of someone)"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こえ【声】 koe "voice".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	声
Kana	くぃー
New Okinawa Moji	惘ー
Romanization	kwii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kʷiː]

意味：こえ【声・聲】、しょうそく・しょうそこ【消息】

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Categories:

Sounds
Music

声

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 1). くぃー【声】 : kwii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/913/kwii/.